Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.36%
2022.04.08 10:56
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.36%
Investing.com – Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic, Power and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Nikkei 225 were Nikon Corp. (T:7731), which rose 7.55% or 96.00 points to trade at 1,368.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Asahi Kasei Corp. (T:3407) added 4.11% or 42.00 points to end at 1,064.00 and Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) was up 4.04% or 146.00 points to 3,760.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (T:9147), which fell 5.79% or 450.00 points to trade at 7,320.00 at the close. Mitsubishi Corp. (T:8058) declined 3.61% or 156.00 points to end at 4,168.00 and Marubeni Corp. (T:8002) was down 3.46% or 48.00 points to 1,339.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Tokyo Stock Exchange by 1849 to 1659 and 230 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nikon Corp. (T:7731) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.55% or 96.00 to 1,368.00. Shares in Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (T:9432) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.04% or 146.00 to 3,760.00.
The Nikkei Volatility, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, was up 8.71% to 19.97.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.49% or 0.47 to $96.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.30% or 0.30 to hit $100.88 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 8.20 to trade at $1,929.60 a troy ounce.
USD/JPY was up 0.13% to 124.07, while EUR/JPY fell 0.11% to 134.65.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 99.96.
